I had a crush on Zhou Xubai for all three years of high school. I didn’t even dare do more than sneak a look at his college application form.
Ten years later, we met again. He was now the director representing the client on my project.
I was so nervous presenting my proposal that I dropped the laser pointer. He bent down to pick it up. “Lin, still haven’t gotten over those shaky hands?”
I looked down, pretending to be calm, but caught sight of his ring finger. No wedding ring.
That evening, he messaged me: “The proposal needs revisions. Let’s discuss them in person.”
I showed up as promised. He’d ordered a whole table of dishes, all to my taste.
“Can you answer me now?” he suddenly asked.
“Answer what?”
“Why did you sneak a look at my college application form back then?”
It turned out I hadn’t been the only one in that one-sided love story. He’d been watching all along.
